<p>The talented Indian youngsters of Kolkata Knight Riders made all the difference as Mumbai Indians struggled to get breakthroughs, skipper Rohit Sharma said after their seven-wicket loss in the IPL-8 T20 cricket tournament opener here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Their strength is their domestic batters who utilised the conditions in a better way, and handled the situation well," the Mumbai Indians opener said while giving credit to the KKR batsmen for the win.<br /><br />Chasing 169, Kolkata Knight Riders romped home in 18.3 overs with Gautam Gambhir setting up the platform with a 43-ball 57 before Manish Pandey's 24-ball 40 and Suryakumar Yadav's 20-ball 46 not out sealed the issue.<br /><br />After getting the wicket of Robin Uthappa (9), Mumbai Indians struggled to get breakthroughs as Sharma's 98 not out went in vain.<br /><br />"I don't regret missing out on the century but on losing after setting a good target. We could not get much breakthroughs after the first wicket."<br /><br />On his Mumbai teammate Yadav, Sharma said: "He's a talented youngster. He did pretty well. He plays according to his strength, understands his game very well."<br /><br />"He looks a little matured, reads the game well. It's good for him. To be honest, he had a good Ranji season well. I wish him all the best." This being the first game of the season, the Mumbai skipper said not all is lost as they can still bounce back stronger.<br /><br />Keeping his faith on the bowling unit, Sharma said: "We should have executed our plans really well but I am not blaming anyone. "It's the first game of the season and the bowlers are trying their best. today was a day where they tried hard but did not go our way. I have a lot of confidence in our bowling unit."<br /><br />For Kolkata Knight Riders, Morne Morkel made all the difference as his 2/18 from four overs restricted Mumbai Indians to 168/3. "There was a little bit of grass on the wicket. He made good use of the wicket, he extracts more bounce because of his height."<br /><br />On Sunil Narine's remodelled action, Sharma said: "I didn't see any difference with his action. He's playing after a long time, he'll get used to it. I don't want to talk about what's happening in KKR and focus on my team."</p>
<p>The talented Indian youngsters of Kolkata Knight Riders made all the difference as Mumbai Indians struggled to get breakthroughs, skipper Rohit Sharma said after their seven-wicket loss in the IPL-8 T20 cricket tournament opener here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Their strength is their domestic batters who utilised the conditions in a better way, and handled the situation well," the Mumbai Indians opener said while giving credit to the KKR batsmen for the win.<br /><br />Chasing 169, Kolkata Knight Riders romped home in 18.3 overs with Gautam Gambhir setting up the platform with a 43-ball 57 before Manish Pandey's 24-ball 40 and Suryakumar Yadav's 20-ball 46 not out sealed the issue.<br /><br />After getting the wicket of Robin Uthappa (9), Mumbai Indians struggled to get breakthroughs as Sharma's 98 not out went in vain.<br /><br />"I don't regret missing out on the century but on losing after setting a good target. We could not get much breakthroughs after the first wicket."<br /><br />On his Mumbai teammate Yadav, Sharma said: "He's a talented youngster. He did pretty well. He plays according to his strength, understands his game very well."<br /><br />"He looks a little matured, reads the game well. It's good for him. To be honest, he had a good Ranji season well. I wish him all the best." This being the first game of the season, the Mumbai skipper said not all is lost as they can still bounce back stronger.<br /><br />Keeping his faith on the bowling unit, Sharma said: "We should have executed our plans really well but I am not blaming anyone. "It's the first game of the season and the bowlers are trying their best. today was a day where they tried hard but did not go our way. I have a lot of confidence in our bowling unit."<br /><br />For Kolkata Knight Riders, Morne Morkel made all the difference as his 2/18 from four overs restricted Mumbai Indians to 168/3. "There was a little bit of grass on the wicket. He made good use of the wicket, he extracts more bounce because of his height."<br /><br />On Sunil Narine's remodelled action, Sharma said: "I didn't see any difference with his action. He's playing after a long time, he'll get used to it. I don't want to talk about what's happening in KKR and focus on my team."</p>